Ofcom's approach to implementing the Online Safety Act
Oct 26, 2023 · The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. If you provide an online service, there are actions you must take when duties come into force. This page explains the important milestones.
Consultation: Protecting people from illegal harms online - Ofcom
Dec 16, 2024 · As the regulator for online safety, Ofcom is currently consulting on the Codes of Practice which set out how online services should meet their new duties from the Online Safety Act to protect people from illegal content.
New rules for online services: what you need to know - Ofcom
Feb 27, 2024 · The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. If you provide an online service, there are actions you must take when duties come into force. This page explains the important milestones.
Britain's Ofcom brings tough Online Safety Act duties into force
Dec 16, 2024 · Ofcom, the British media and telecommunications watchdog, published its first-edition codes of practice and guidance for tech firms laying out what they should be doing to tackle illegal harms...
What is 'illegal content' and what are the key duties under the Online …
Oct 23, 2024 · As part of Ofcom's phased approach and accompanying roadmap to implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), the duties relating to illegal content and associated harms are being prioritised as part of Phase 1.
Q&A: Ofcom, the Online Safety Act, and codes of practice for …
Dec 16, 2024 · Online safety regulator Ofcom has published its first set of codes and guidance under the Online Safety Act, setting out the duties tech firms must comply with regarding illegal harms.
Ofcom rolls out implementation phases for compliance with the Online …
From December 2024, in-scope services must take action to ensure compliance with their duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA). Ofcom’s timeline for implementation provides a phased approach, and online service providers must be alive to the short compliance windows following publication of Ofcom’s final codes and guidance.
ONLINE SAFETY ACT: OFCOM PUBLISHES ILLEGAL HARMS …
On 16 December 2024, Ofcom published the Illegal Harms Codes of Practice (the "Codes"), marking the regulator's first major policy statement under the Online Safety Act (OSA).
Q&A: Ofcom, the Online Safety Act, and codes of practice for …
Dec 16, 2024 · Online safety regulator Ofcom has published its first set of codes and guidance under the Online Safety Act, setting out the duties tech firms must comply with regarding illegal harms.
Online safety - Ofcom
Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom's job is to make online services safer for the people who use them. We make sure companies have effective systems in place to protect users from harm.